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Whatever Happened To The Single-Issue Voter?

07/18/22 02:46 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whatever Happened To The Single-Issue Voter?
Special interests in Lansing continue to put out slates of candidates and endorsements that are meant to inform voters on where candidates fall on the issues they feel strongly about, but political experts say the pool of voters who are moved by one issue has shrunk.

Gov: We're Not Extraditing Anyone Over Out-Of-State Abortion Laws

07/14/22 10:23 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Gov: We're Not Extraditing Anyone Over Out-Of-State Abortion Laws
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 07/13/2022) Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined other Democratic governors Wednesday when she signed an executive order that ensures protection for people traveling to Michigan to obtain an abortion, as well as for the Michigan providers who help them.

Promote The Vote 2022 Turns In Signatures Setting Up Dueling Proposals

07/12/22 04:13 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Promote The Vote 2022 Turns In Signatures Setting Up Dueling Proposals
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 07/11/2022) Promote The Vote 2022 turned in voter signatures to the Michigan Bureau of Elections office Monday to get the constitutional ballot initiative in front of voters on Nov. 8, even while Secure MI Vote is still collecting signatures.

 Audit: Software License Monitoring Does Not Account For 9,000 Devices

07/11/22 12:51 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
 Audit: Software License Monitoring Does Not Account For 9,000 Devices
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 07/08/2022) The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget’s (DTMB) software management program failed to account for license usage information for 9,000 devices, according to an Office of Auditor General report released Friday.

Whitmer Signs Bill Lowering Markup Costs For Grain

07/06/22 03:10 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Whitmer Signs Bill Lowering Markup Costs For Grain
(Source: MIRS.news, Published 07/05/2022) A Rep. Pat Outman (R-Six Lakes) sponsored bill to lower markup costs for grain purchases will also help cut costs for Michigan distillers, said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after signing the bill into law.